Foresight alert FLEA-2007-0020-1 (freetype)

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FLEA-2007-0020-1: freetype
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Wed, 23 May 2007 21:02:04 -0400
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lwn@lwn.net, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com
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Foresight Linux Essential Advisory: 2007-0020-1
Published: 2007-05-21

Rating: Moderate

Updated Versions:

freetype=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1//foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/2.3.4-0.0.1
    group-dist=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.2.2-0.9-2

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2754
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1390

Description:
    Previous versions of the freetype package were vulnerable to an issue
whereby a specially crafted ttf file could execute arbitrary code at the
permission level of the use running freetype.

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Copyright 2007 Foresight Linux Project
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.foresightlinux.org/permanent/mit-license.html

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